Country Favor Inc. has announced it is recalling its 7-ounce packages of “Best Taste Brand Snack Ginger Sliced” food treats because they contain undeclared sulfites.
As new regulations have led to increased food recalls, companies work to digitize their food safety systems, hoping they will help make it easier to track their products.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Kent Quality Foods, Inc. has recalled more than 308,000 pounds of beef, pork and turkey ready-to-eat hot dog and sausage products due to misbranding.
Using data compiled from records of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and the US Food and Drug Administration, the ERS reports food product recalls increased significantly from 2004 through 2013; recalls due to undeclared allergens nearly doubled in the decade.